Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack – Golang, Python, GenAI

Capital One

Senior Lead Software Engineer at Capital One, focusing on AI-driven systems and cloud operations resilience engineering. Driving technical vision while collaborating across multiple teams and architectural standards.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeMcLean • Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $209,000 - $262,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformOpen SourcePython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape and advance the technical vision and long-term roadmap for Enterprise Architecture tooling
Design and champion enterprise-wide architectural patterns
Oversee and de-risk the architectural design, testing, deployment, and optimization of highly critical distributed systems
Maintain deep technical expertise and actively write code
Collaborate seamlessly with digital product managers, engineering teams, data scientists, and risk/governance partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree
At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)
At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
9+ years of experience with Golang and Python (preferred)
4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP or Microsoft Azure (preferred)
4+ years of experience in open source frameworks (preferred)
Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support total well-being

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringGolangPythoncloud computingAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloudopen source frameworksarchitectural designdistributed systems

Soft Skills

collaborationleadershipcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree